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ROOM 5 ADMINISTRATION BLDG.—2275
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, THURSDAY MORNING, JANUARY 27, 1944
VOLUME 43—NUMBER 95
Registration Of Old Students Is Set For February 5th
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Senior Ring Dance And Ceremony At Sbisa Friday Night
Barney Rapp and Orchestra Increases
interest in Banquet, Ceremony, Dance
Members of the class of ’45 will have the pleasure of
i dancing to the music of Barney Rapp and his “New Eng
landers” tomorrow night in Sbisa Hall, the Battalion was
' asured by Hank Avery, general chairman of the ring dance
committee. The dance will begin at approximately 10 p.m.,
f but proceeding it will be the annual banquet and ring dance
ceremony. The latter has become one of the most cherished
traditions of graduating seniors and is looked forward to by
Lggies from the time they begin'
their college education here.
Seniors who intend on keeping
dates in Milner Hall may sign for
their date’s room starting at 8
a.m. today and lasting through 5
p.m., the Commandant’s office an
nounced yesterday. The same time
will be in effect Friday. There
. wil be no charge for keeping a
date in the dorm for both Friday
and Saturday nights. The two top
floors will be availab elfor dates.
Many seniors purchased tickets
to the banquet before they went
>ff sale yesterday, Avery stated,
md a nupiber of seniors and their
lates will he expected to be pres
ent for this prelude to the cere-
lony and dance. The banquet
/ill be held in the banquet room,
located on the west side of the
jdining hall, at 7:15, with the
ceremony following immediately
Jin the main dining room. * The
time for the ring dance ceremony
Jis set for 8:45. Here will be set
the rings that the senior and his
date will stand under until the
.."lady of his choice” turns the ring
;and they kiss. From there the
couple will descend, wait until the
sther couples go through the ring,
land then dance to the music of
Barney Rapp’s orchestra.
Although banquet tickets have
gone off sale, seniors may still
obtain ducats for the dance. This
may be done until tonight, Avery
said. Members of the class who
have charge of tickets are Bob
Layton in E-10 Walton or Art
(See DANCE, Page 2)
Letters And Telegrams
Of Sympathy Arrive In
Regard To Rev's Death
Senior Rings Due In
Feb. With Registrar
Senior rings due February 1st
have arrived at the Registrar’s
office already and are waiting
for those men who ordered them.
They may be received at that of
fice today from 8 a.m. to 12 noon.
It is urged that all who have
rings in this order get them
before they leave for the mid
semester holidays.
A&M Baptist Council
Holds Annual Dinner;
Sunrise Service Held
y in the loss of Reveille
been received by various
mpus. From James M.
chairman of Dogs for
telegram to the presi-
tor
(Editor’s Note: Several letters and tele
grams of sympath; *
to the Corps have
people on the cam:
Austin, national
Defense, comes a telegram to
dent. H. S. Nurenburg, regional direct
l of Dogs for Defense, of Fort Worth also
* writes to express sympathy.)
To: The President and Student
Body of Texas Agriculture and
Mechanical College:
Accept our deepest sympathy
over your loss of General Reveille.
Reveille proves this country is safe
in the hands of men who suffer
in their hearts the loss of such
a pal. Think of the rejoicing in Val
halla when dear old Reveille walk
ed in.
James M. Austin,
Chairman War Dog Fund
of Dogs for Defense.
Editor, The Battalion:
It was with genuine regret we
learned from the papers of the
' passing of General Reveille this
week.
We know she will be missed by
students, ex-students now all over
fffthe world, as well as countless
Hfriends she made at football games
and in the picture "We’ve Never
Been Licked”.
We are glad to have had the
privilege and pleasure of enlist
ing Reveille in the War Dog Fund,
not only because of her wide pop
ularity but she was the first dog
to be enlisted as a "General” in
the War Dog in the State of Texas.
With kindest regards,
Cordially yours,
War Dog Fund
H. S. Nurenbeurg.
Commencement Is
Set for Onion Hall,
Saturday, Jan. 29
Judge Barron to Speak
To Graduates; Thirty
nine to Get Diplomas
Commencement exercises will
begin at 10:30 a. m., January 29,
in Guion Hall, it was restated to
day.
Names of 39 men who will re
ceive advanced or baccalaureate
degrees at the end of the semester,
January 29, have been released by
the Registrar’s Office. This will
make a total of 1,845 degrees pre
sented by the college since the
declaration of war.
In normal times these graduates
would have received their diplom
as in June, 1945. Under the
speed-up program enacted by the
Board of Directors shortly after
Pearl Harbor, graduation will be
accomplished 16 months earlier.
The original plans did not in
clude commencement exercises but
at the request of several of the
Aggies to be graduated the plans
were changed.
Guest speaker for the exercises
will be District Judge W. S. Bar
ron of Bryan.
Students to receive the awards
will be both regular students and
Army Specialized Training Pro
gram students. Advanced ASTP
students will receive certificates
signifying completion of the ad
vanced course.
Singing Cadets To
Arrange Schedule
Men expecting to join the Sing
ing Cadets next semester are re
quested to make their schedules
out so that they will have the
hour from 4:00 to 5:00 off on
Mon., Wed., and Friday. This
has been requested by Euell Por
ter, Cadet’s director, for the rea
son that the Assembly Hall will
be available to the Cadets at that
time and on those days only. This
pertains to the members both old
and new.
Camp Swift will be entertained
by the Singing Cadets on Febru
ary 25. On the following day, the
26th, they will sing at the USO
in San Antonio. On the morning
of the 27th they will appear at
the Presbyterian Church in San
Antonio. The night of the 27th will
find them in New Braunfels, and
the 28th, Monday, will find them
back here at school.
With the cooperation of the
Army the Singing Cadets have
been able to charter a bus.
A. & M.’s Baptist Student
Council and Student Union had
their annual banquet this past
Saturday evening at the First
Baptist Church of College Station.
The theme was that of an old
plantation. The decorations were
Spanish moss and hanging oil
lamps. A garden was arranged
in a large room, and it was decor
ated with lawn furniture and a
unique waterfall.
Dinner was served by high
school girls dressed and blacked
up as picaninnies. The menu con
sisted of sweet potatoes, chicken,
snap beans, celery, cranberry jel
ly, and olives. Ice cream and
cake were served as dessert. Tom
Lutner, an activated Aggie, was
master of ceremonies. We had
many laughs from the stories and
antedotes he told. Rev. Norman
Anderson, the Presbyterian minis
ter, was the guest speaker. He
brought an excellent message.
Sunday morning there was a
Sunrise Service, and Brother Ed
Smith, an Ex-Aggie, pastor at
Melborn spoke. All the Aggies
that were present at the banquet
wish to express their thanks to
the ladies of the church and some
of the Council members who help
ed put over this mq^t enjoyable
week-end.
Review Saturday to
Honor ASTU Grads
A review of the ASTU will be
held on, 1 the main drill field, Satur
day afternoon, at 2 p.m., it was
announced late Wednesday. This
review will honor those gradautes
of this unit, which number approx
imately forty.
Col. M. D. Welty, together with
the forty graduates, will review
the organizations. The uniform
for the occasion will be announced
later through tbq various company
commanders.
Senior Ring
Favors May
Be Ordered
Price Is $2.50; Will
Arrive On March 10;
Monday Is Deadline
Senior favors, similar to those
that have been given in the past
at Senior Ring dances will be
available on or about March 10,
according to an announcement
made by the Student Activities
Office yesterday. Due to wartime
restrictions on labor and material
it would not have been possible
to have the favors made by Janu
ary 28, but due to numerous re
quests from Seniors, the favors
will be ordered.
Salesmen have been appointed in
the 2nd, 10th and 11th companies
of the ASTU and in newest area
and Walton Hall. In order for
the favors to be here by March
10, the orders must be turned in
by Monday, according to the Stu
dent Activities Office. Price of
the favors will be 2.50.
, Those , men bundling Ifhe, sales
are Art Graf, 0-9, Walton Hall;
Joe. Buford and Jimmy Rantage
305 No. 11, Jerry Krakoff 217 No.
11 for the 2nd Company; W. B.
Boyd 56 Mitchell, for the 10th
Company; and Bill McGee 255
Bizzell for the 11th Company.
Favors will be on sale today
and tomorrow only for the Aggies
but will remain on sale until after
the army outfits get paid Monday
morning. Only ones eligible to
purchase Senior Ring Favors are
those students who started school
in September 1941 or before.
Military Science 322
Offered Next Term
Advanced military science will
be offered to those students who
have completed basic and desire
to take the other, it was announc-
President’s Ball To
Be Held on Friday;
Receipts Aid Polio
Several Affairs Are
Scheduled; Dance and
Game Party Stand Out
The President’s Birthday Ball,
which raises large sums of money
annually for the care of those per
sons afflicted by infantile paraly
sis, will be held Friday night, Jan
uary 28, according to Mrs. Ford
Munnerlyn, who is in charge of
ticket sales for the occasion.
At 9:00 p.m. Friday at the Bryan
Country Club, one of the dances
will begin, complete with orches
tra and floor show. Admission will
be $1.10. The other dance, to be
attended mainly by the younger
set, will be held on the same
night in the K. of C. Hall in
Bryan, and will begin at 8:30 p.m.
Admission will be fifty cents.
At 8:00 p.m. Saturday night
there will be a game party in
the Maggie Parker Dining Hall in
Bryan. The game party will in
clude tables for bridge, gin rum
my, bingo, and forty-two. Also
there will be given away feature
prizes for the night.
Tickets may be obtained by civ
ilians from Mrs. Ford Munnerlyn
and army personal may get theirs
from Mrs. M. D. Welty or from
Mrs. C. E. N. Howard.
Contributions to the infantile
paralysis fund may be brought or
sent to Mrs. Ara Haswell, general
chairman, Pat Newton, drive
treasurer, or may be sent to one
of the Bryan banks.
Students Pay Fees Now; All
Ags Sign For Rooms Today
Registrar Expects Enrollment of 1500;
New Freshmen Should be Less Than 150
Fees for the*next semester are now payable at the Fiscal
office and can be paid through the 28th. Total fees amount
to $158.55. The first payment will be $70.25 and should be
paid before departure for home.
. ^ Here are the contents of Circu
lar No. 25—Deadline with dormi-
Taxpayer’s Notice
Current city taxes should be
paid before January 31st to
avoid penalty and interest. The
city office will remain open on
Monday, January 31st until 10
p.m., for convenience of tax
payers.
Claude W. Rodgers
City Tax Collector
ed by G. P. Lerner, Major, Signal
Corps. There will be no outfits,
so it will be the same type as is
taught in basic, that of basic im
material.
This course, M. S. 322, will be
taught on Monday, Wednesday, and
Friday, at 11, and on Tuesday,
Thursday and Saturday at 11. All
men who wish to get their advanc
ed military science should sign
for this course on registration day.
WT AW Presents "Marriage Of
Figaro" In Opera Series Saturday
Mozart’s great comic opera, “The
Marriage of Figaro,” will be broad
cast this coming Saturday after
noon at one o’clock by WTAW.
With the broadcast sponsored as
usual by the Texas Co., the per
formance will come direct from the
stage of the Metropolitan Opera
House, via the Blue Network, and
will be sung by an all-star cast,
featuring Salvatore Baccaloni, the
great comic bass who joined the
Metropolitn only a couple of years
ago, and who will be heard Sat
urday as "Figaro”. Between acts
there will be another Opera Forum
Quiz, and another Victory Rally of
the Air, upon some topic connect
ed with everlasting peace.
The rather complicated plot of
this comic opera turns upon the
attempts of Figaro to thwart
Count Almaviva, who is quite a
bird-dogger, especially around Su-
suanna, the Countess’s maid, and
Figaro’s bride-to-be. Figaro, who
is the Count’s principal servant and
manages his affairs, discovers that
Susanna is the object of the Count’s
affections, and is determined to
thwart him and his confederate
Basilio, a music teacher. On the
other hand, Cherubino, the Count’s
page (a youth, whose part is sung
by a soparno,) is in love with his
mistress, and, having been dis
missed from the Count’s service,
in an interview with Susanna he
hides behind a chair on the sudden
entrance of his master. The Count
then makes love to Susanna; but
not wishing to by found alone with
her by Basilio, whom he sees com
ing into the apartment, he goes
to hide in the same place as Cher
ubino, who quickly slips around
and curls himself up in the seat
of the chair, Susanna throwing a
dress over him. As Basilio ques
tions Susanna about all she knows
concerning Cherubino’s love for
the Countess, the Count, in a fit
of jealousy, discovers himself, and,
accidentally lifting the dress from
the chair, finds the page. But
Cherubino, having overheard the
Count trying to make love to Su
sanna, obtains his master’s for
giveness, though only on the terms
that he leave immediately for mil
itary service.
The Count then begs Susanna to
meet him at some appointed place;
this she promises to do, but enters
into a plan with her mistress to
change clothes. The Courtess,
dessed as Susanna, meets the
Count, while Susanna, as the
Countness, allows Figaro to make
love to her. On discovery of the
plot, the Count is for a while
indignant, but realizing his situa
tion, he is forced to ask the
Countness’s pardon, which she
readily grants.
There is a rather important sub
plot, in which Marcellina, the
housekeeper of one Doctor Barto-
lo, tries to supplant Susanna in the
affections of Figaro, but the un
expected discovery that he is her
son leads to a generally happy
ending.
In addition to its famous over
ture. “The Marriage of Figaro”
contains some of Mozart’s loveli
est melodies. In the first act, we
hear two rousing songs by Figa
ro—“Se Vuol Ballare” and "Non
piu Andrai.” (The famous “Largo
al Factotum,”* * by the way, does
not come from this opera, nor was
it written by Mozart; it is found
in Rossini’s “Barber of Seville,”
another opera in which this same
Figaro is the hero.) Later in the
opera the Countess sings two well
known arias, ‘Porgi Amcr” and
"Dove Sono”, and in a duet with
Susanna, the famous “Zephyr
Song.” Susanna’s principal solo is
the beloved "Deh Vieni, Non Tar-
dar,” heard near the end of the
work, and in Act II Cherubino
sings “Voi, Che Sapete.”
For those who wish to familiarize
themselves with Mozart’s “Mar
riage of Figaro” before WTAW
broadcasts the opera Saturday af
ternoon, the Music Room of the
A. & M. Library contains a com
plete piano and vocal score, to
gether with a recording of most
of the music to be heard on Satur
day, a recording made in England
by the Glynboume Festival Opera
Company.
Annual Meeting of
Credit Union Will
Be On Friday Eve
The regular annual meeting of
the Texas A. & M. College Feder
al Credit Union has been called
for by President Ide P. Trottei',
for 7:30 p. m. Friday evening
January 28 in Room 313 Agricul
tural Building. This room is just
across the hall from the office
where the F. C. U. business is
regularly transacted.
All members of the Federal
Credit Union are urged to be
present to hear the complete re
ports on the activities of the past
year. Full discussion of both past
work and future plans will be
called for' and all members should
be present to participate. All
committees are expected to bring
in full reports and the recent
Federal Audit of the Credit Un
ion’s business will be presented.
New members of the Board of
Directors are to be elected to re
place those retiring and those re
signing to enter the armed ser
vices. Four such vacancies exist.
President Trotter has appointed a
nominating committee composed
of John H. Quisenberry, Chairman,
Kate Adell Hill and Grady P.
Parker to suggest persons to fill
all vacancies both on the Board
of Directors and on all committees.
Nominations from the floor will
be called for.
Following the discussion of the
years financial records the mat
ter of a dividend to shareholders
will be acted on. There are 140
shareholders now.
A plan for keeping an official
of the organization on duty for
the transaction of business from
8 to 5 each school day will be dis
cussed. Many people have found
it difficult to tend to their work
with the Credit Union during the
two brief office periods previous
ly in effect, it was reported.
tory assignments. All dormitories
with the exception of A & B ramps
of Walton Hall will be closed and
locked at 3:00 p.m. Saturday, Jan
uary 29, 1944. Those students de
siring to remain on the campus
between semesters must sign up
for a room in Foster Hall before
Saturday noon, January 29. Cadets
who will be second semester fresh
men will occupy Dormitory No. 14
and the first two floors of Dormi
tory No. 17 next semester.
Cadets who will be first and
second semester sophomores will
occupy Dormitory No. 15 and the
first three floors of Dormitory No.
16 during the next semester. The
Band will occupy the 4th floor of
dormitory No. 16.
Milner and P. G. Halls will not
be ocupied by upperclassmen dur
ing the next scmiester
Non-military students will occupy
the armys C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, 1
& K of Walton Hall next semester. '
Ramps\ A & B of Walton Hall will ||
be occupied by graduates and stu
dents who have civilian clothes
permits.
Cadets will move their equip
ment to their new room assign
ments as follows:
Cadets completing their school
work on Friday will move their
equipment to their new room as
signments under the supervision
of the tactical officers Friday af-
(See REGISTRATION, Page 2)
Dog Pound Rules
Will Be Enforced
Dogs running loos in the limits
of the City of College Station will
be picked up for empounding un
less they are properly tagged with
city license, it was stated today by
Claude W. Rodgers of the city of
fices. The drive was already start
ed. Two dogs were recently pick
ed up; one was a small, black, shag
gy dog; the other was a red, short
haired, small dog. These dogs, he
stated, will be disposed of within
48 hours unless the owners call
for them.
Rodgers explained that the drive
would continue and dogs will be
picked up each day, and urge
dog owners to have their pets
properly licensed.
Dunninger Bats|900
Average In Reading
Minds Of Audience
Joe Dunninger: Positively noth
ing up the sleeve—will appear
here on the stage of Guion Hall
as one of the current series of
Tow Hall performances on Febru
ary 8.
This great nationally-known
telepathist brings to the campus
his repeated offer of “10,000 to
anyone who can point out any
paid employees, stooges, or con
federates who could possibly as
sist him in his telepathic read
ings.”
Today he calls himself “Dun
ninger—Master Mentalist,” and
he does a thirty-minute radio pro
gram which is heard over the Blue
Network late each Sunday after
noon and on WJZ at 6:30 p. m.
This air show does not differ sub
stantially from his vaudeville act
of fifteen years ago. Skeptics
are still coveting that $10,000
while Dunninger still has the check
for that amount in his safe—^un
claimed.
Dunninger has told the names
of strangers miles away; he has
read names, address, and tele
phone numbers out of phone
books in remote cities. He has
“read the minds” of six presidents
beginning with Theodore Roose
velt. He has only one miss on
the broadcast, batting better than
the 90 per cent right he usually
claims.
One of Dunninger’s most inter
esting accomplishments is his self-
proclaimed ability to mesmerize
himself when he steps into the
dentist chair, thus eliminating
any pain. Surely he wouldn’t be
kidding about a thing like that!